The tentative schedule of events for the 2025 Delaware State Fair in Harrington.
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Gate admission is $10 for adults (ages 13 and older), $5 for kids 6-12, and free for children 5 and younger.
Captaincountrystar driver Pat Berry, right, looks over his shoulder as Sweet Angel Boy closes in the stretch during the Governor’s Cup Thursday night at the 2024 Delaware State Fair. Daily State News/Andrew West
Thursday July 17, 2025
9 a.m. - FFA Nursery and Landscaping Career Development Event Memorial Hall
Noon - Machinery Lot Opens Machinery Lot
Noon - Dover Building Opens Dover Building
Noon - First Aid Station Opens First Aid Station
Noon - The Menagerie - A Zoo Experience Sponsor Court
Noon - All gates open
Noon - Delmarva Building Opens Delmarva Building
Noon - Exhibit Hall Opens Exhibit Hall
Noon - Marketplace Tent Opens Marketplace Tent
Noon - DDA Commodities Building Opens DDA Commodities Building
Noon - DNREC Building Opens DNREC Building
Noon - The Roost Opens The Roost
1:30 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
1:30 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Delaware Grown Cooking Demonstration DDA Commodities Building
2 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Trevor & Lorena Barrel O' Fun Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Buford Bear Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Robot Rangers Roaming
3 p.m. - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Memorial Hall
3 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
3 p.m. - The Fritters Roaming
4 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
4 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
5 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Building Memorial Hall
5 p.m. - Wade Shows Carnival Carnival Lot
5 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
5 p.m. - Harness Racing M & T Bank Grandstand
6 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
6:30 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
6:30 p.m. - 4-H Consumer Bowl Memorial Hall
7 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
7 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
7 p.m. - Delaware State Fair Parade Roaming
7:15 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
7:30 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
8 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
8:30 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
9 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
10 p.m. - Fireworks M & T Bank Grandstand
This 1948 Oliver from the First State Antique Tractor Club is among the highlights of the nightly Delaware State Fair parade. Daily State News/Andrew West
Friday July 18, 2025
8 a.m. - FFA Poultry Judging Memorial Hall
9 a.m. - All gates open
9 a.m. - 4-H Poultry Judging Memorial Hall
9 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Building Opens Memorial Hall
9 a.m. - Dover Building Opens Dover Building
9 a.m. - First Aid Station Opens First Aid Station
9:30 a.m. - Grand Bar Cookie Competition Dover Building
10 a.m. - DDA Commodities Building Opens DDA Commodities Building
10 a.m. - 4-H Lawn Tractor Driving Contest Quillen Arena
10 a.m. – Sand-sculpting demonstration, all day DNREC Building
11 a.m. - Delmarva Building Opens Delmarva Building
11 a.m. - Exhibit Hall Opens Exhibit Hall
11 a.m. - Marketplace Tent Opens Marketplace Tent
11 a.m. - The Menagerie - A Zoo Experience Sponsor Court
Noon - Machinery Lot Opens Machinery Lot
Noon - Delaware Building Opens Delaware Building
Noon - DNREC Building Opens DNREC Building
Noon - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
Noon - The Roost Opens The Roost
1 p.m. - Wade Shows Carnival Carnival Lot
1:30 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
1:30 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
2 p.m. - Delaware Grown Cooking Demonstration DDA Commodities Building
2 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Trevor & Lorena Barrel O' Fun Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Buford Bear Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Robot Rangers Roaming
3 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
3 p.m. - The Fritters Roaming
4 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
4 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
5 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
6 p.m. - Billy Ray Collison Memorial Horse Pull Quillen Arena
6 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
6:30 p.m. - 4-H Talent Show Memorial Hall
6:30 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
7 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
7 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
7 p.m. - Delaware State Fair Parade Roaming
7 p.m. - Demolition Derby M & T Bank Grandstand
7:15 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
7:30 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
8 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
8:30 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
9 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
Thousands of fairgoers enjoyed the rides in the Midway at the Delaware State Fair in Harrington.
Saturday July 19, 2025
9 a.m. - Junior Flower Arranging Contest Dover Building
9 a.m. - All gates open
9 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Building Opens Memorial Hall
9 a.m. - Dover Building Opens Dover Building
9 a.m. - First Aid Station Opens First Aid Station
10 a.m. - Adult Flower Arranging Contest Dover Building
10 a.m. - Lego Contest Quillen Arena
10 a.m. - DDA Commodities Building Opens DDA Commodities Building
10 a.m. - Antique Machinery Showcase Quillen Arena
11 a.m. - Delmarva Building Opens Delmarva Building
11 a.m. - Exhibit Hall Opens Exhibit Hall
11 a.m. - Marketplace Tent Opens Marketplace Tent
11 a.m. - The Menagerie - A Zoo Experience Sponsor Court
Noon - Machinery Lot Opens Machinery Lot
Noon - Delaware Building Opens Delaware Building
Noon - DNREC Building Opens DNREC Building
Noon - Animal Behavior & Conservation Connections DNREC Building
Noon - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
1 p.m. - Boer Meat Goat Breed Show New Castle Building
1 p.m. - Wade Shows Carnival Carnival Lot
1:30 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
1:30 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Delaware Grown Cooking Demonstration DDA Commodities Building
2 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Trevor & Lorena Barrel O' Fun Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Buford Bear Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Robot Rangers Roaming
3 p.m. - The Roost Opens The Roost
3 p.m. - Swine Youth Showmanship Kent Building
3 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
3 p.m. - The Fritters Roaming
4 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
4 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
5 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
6 p.m. - Delaware Electric Cooperative Safety Demonstration Holloway Street
6 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
6:30 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
7 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
7 p.m. - Delaware Junior Dairy Futurity Quillen Arena
7 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
7 p.m. - Delaware State Fair Parade Roaming
7:15 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
7:30 p.m. - Riley Green with Lauren Watkins M & T Bank Grandstand
7:30 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
8 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
8:30 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
9 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
10 p.m. - Fireworks M & T Bank Grandstand
Brian L. Patterson of Aquatica immerses a cat shark into a tank in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control building in advance of the 2024 Delaware State Fair,
Daily State News/Andrew West
Sunday July 20, 2025
8 a.m. - Market Hog & Barrow Show Kent Building
9 a.m. - All gates open
9 a.m. - Rabbit Show Delmarva Building
9 a.m. - Horse Halter & Showmanship Quillen Arena
9 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Building Opens Memorial Hall
9 a.m. - Dover Building Opens Dover Building
9 a.m. - First Aid Station Opens First Aid Station
9:30 a.m. - Chocolate Temptation Competition Dover Building
10 a.m. - DDA Commodities Building Opens DDA Commodities Building
11 a.m. - Delmarva Building Opens Delmarva Building
11 a.m. - Exhibit Hall Opens Exhibit Hall
11 a.m. - Marketplace Tent Opens Marketplace Tent
11 a.m. - The Menagerie - A Zoo Experience Sponsor Court
11 a.m. - Delaware Building Opens Delaware Building
11 a.m. - Machinery Lot Opens Machinery Lot
Noon - DNREC Building Opens DNREC Building
Noon - Animal Behavior & Conservation Connections DNREC Building
Noon - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
Noon - The Roost Opens The Roost
1 p.m. - Youth Showmanship & Boer Market Goat Show New Castle Building
1 p.m. - 4-H Consumer Champions Bowl Contest Memorial Hall
1 p.m. - Wade Shows Carnival Carnival Lot
1:30 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
1:30 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Delaware Grown Cooking Demonstration DDA Commodities Building
2 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - 4-H Public Speaking Contest Memorial Hall
2 p.m. - Trevor & Lorena Barrel O' Fun Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Buford Bear Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Robot Rangers Roaming
3 p.m. - Chickin Pickin' Contest Presented by Mountaire Farms Hertrich Plaza
3 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
3 p.m. - The Fritters Roaming
4 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
4 p.m. - Jr. Dairy Show Quillen Arena
4 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
5 p.m. - DE Sheep & Wool Ambassador Contest Kent Building
5 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
6 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
6:30 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
7 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
7 p.m. - Wool Lead Line Contest Kent Building
7 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
7 p.m. - Delaware State Fair Parade Roaming
7:15 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
7:30 p.m. - Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias M & T Bank Grandstand
7:30 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
8 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
8:30 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
9 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
Teens show swine at the Delaware State Fair.
Monday July 21, 2025
8 a.m. - FFA Livestock Judging Kent Building
9 a.m. - All gates open
9 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Kent Building
9 a.m. - Saddle Horse Performance Quillen Arena
9 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Building Opens Memorial Hall
9 a.m. - Dover Building Opens Dover Building
9 a.m. - First Aid Station Opens First Aid Station
10 a.m. - General 4-H Demonstrations Memorial Hall
10 a.m. - FFA Agricultural Issues Learning Development Event Memorial Hall
10 a.m. - Poultry Show Delmarva Building
10 a.m. - DDA Commodities Building Opens DDA Commodities Building
10:30 a.m. - Berry Delicious Competition Dover Building
11 a.m. - Delmarva Building Opens Delmarva Building
11 a.m. - Exhibit Hall Opens Exhibit Hall
11 a.m. - Marketplace Tent Opens Marketplace Tent
11 a.m. - The Menagerie - A Zoo Experience Sponsor Court
Noon - Delaware Building Opens Delaware Building
Noon - Machinery Lot Opens Machinery Lot
Noon - DNREC Building Opens DNREC Building
Noon - The Roost Opens The Roost
12:30 p.m. - State 4-H Archery Contest Thurman Adams Paddock
1 p.m. - Wade Shows Carnival Carnival Lot
1:30 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
1:30 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Delaware Grown Cooking Demonstration DDA Commodities Building
2 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Trevor & Lorena Barrel O' Fun Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Buford Bear Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Robot Rangers Roaming
3 p.m. - Junior & Open Breed Hog Show Kent Building
3 p.m. - Ice Cream Making Contest Mann Tharp Pavillion
3 p.m. - Jr. and Open Breed Hog Show Kent Building
3 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
3 p.m. - The Fritters Roaming
4 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
4 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
5 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
5:30 p.m. - Horseshoe Pitching Contest (Men’s 40ft) Quillen Arena
6 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
6:30 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
6:30 p.m. - Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms and Spin Doctors M & T Bank Grandstand
7 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
7 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
7 p.m. - Delaware State Fair Parade Roaming
7:15 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
7:30 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
8 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
8:30 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
9 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
Country singer Jess Kellie Adams sings "More than Home" at the Delaware State Fair. Daily State News/Andrew West
Andrew West
Tuesday July 22, 2025
7:50 a.m. - FFA Dairy Judge & Handling Quillen Arena
8 a.m. - Beef Cattle Show Quillen Arena
8 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Dairy Judging Quillen Arena
8:30 a.m. - FFA Agronomy Career Development Event Memorial Hall
9 a.m. - All gates open
9 a.m. - Sheep Showmanship & Market Show Kent Building
9 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Building Opens Memorial Hall
9 a.m. - Dover Building Opens Dover Building
9 a.m. - First Aid Station Opens First Aid Station
9 a.m. - Kids' Fair Hertrich Plaza
9 a.m. - DNREC Building Opens DNREC Building
9 a.m. - Brandywine Zoo DNREC Building
9 a.m. - Animal Behavior & Conservation Connections DNREC Building
9 a.m. - DDA Commodities Building Opens DDA Commodities Building
10:30 a.m. - Kids Using Cake Mix Competition Dover Building
11 a.m. - Delmarva Building Opens Delmarva Building
11 a.m. - Exhibit Hall Opens Exhibit Hall
11 a.m. - Marketplace Tent Opens Marketplace Tent
11 a.m. - Delaware Electric Cooperative Safety Demonstration Holloway Street
11 a.m. - The Menagerie - A Zoo Experience Sponsor Court
Noon - Machinery Lot Opens Machinery Lot
Noon - Delaware Building Opens Delaware Building
Noon - The Roost Opens The Roost
Noon - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
1 p.m. - Delaware Electric Cooperative Safety Demonstration Holloway Street
1 p.m. - Delaware State Championship Youth Pedal Tractor Pull Machinery Lot
1 p.m. - Wade Shows Carnival Carnival Lot
1:30 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
1:30 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - The Bridge Booth Hertrich Plaza
2 p.m. - Delaware Grown Cooking Demonstration DDA Commodities Building
2 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Trevor & Lorena Barrel O' Fun Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Buford Bear Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Robot Rangers Roaming
3 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
3 p.m. - The Fritters Roaming
3 p.m. - DJ's Big Backyard Live Hertrich Plaza
4 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
4 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
5 p.m. - Character Meet & Greet Hertrich Plaza
5 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Hertrich Plaza
5:30 p.m. - Horseshoe Pitching Contest (Men’s 40ft) Quillen Arena
6 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
7 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
7 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
7 p.m. - Livestock Extravaganza Quillen Arena
7 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
7 p.m. - Delaware State Fair Parade Roaming
7:15 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
7:30 p.m. - Cece Winans with Caleb & John M & T Bank Grandstand
7:30 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
8 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
8:30 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
9 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
Wednesday July 23, 2025
8 a.m. - 4-H Horse Judging Quillen Arena
8:15 a.m. - FFA Horse Judging Quillen Arena
9 a.m. - All gates open
9 a.m. - Breed Sheep Show Kent Building
9 a.m. - Dover Building Opens Dover Building
9 a.m. - First Aid Station Opens First Aid Station
9 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Building Opens Memorial Hall
9:30 a.m. - Peach Recipe Competition Dover Building
10 a.m. - Plant & Environmental Science 4-H Demonstrations Memorial Hall
10 a.m. - DDA Commodities Building Opens DDA Commodities Building
10:30 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Tractor Contest Quillen Arena
11 a.m. - Delmarva Building Opens Delmarva Building
11 a.m. - Exhibit Hall Opens Exhibit Hall
11 a.m. - Marketplace Tent Opens Marketplace Tent
11 a.m. - The Menagerie - A Zoo Experience Sponsor Court
11:30 a.m. - FFA Safe Tractor Equip.m. - ent Driving Memorial Hall
Noon - Delaware Building Opens Delaware Building
Noon - Machinery Lot Opens Machinery Lot
Noon - DNREC Building Opens DNREC Building
Noon - The Roost Opens The Roost
1 p.m. - Wade Shows Carnival Carnival Lot
1:30 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
1:30 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Delaware Grown Cooking Demonstration DDA Commodities Building
2 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Trevor & Lorena Barrel O' Fun Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Buford Bear Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Robot Rangers Roaming
3 p.m. - The Fritters Roaming
3 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
4 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
4 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
5 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
6 p.m. - Open Dairy Cattle Show Quillen Arena
6 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
6:30 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
7 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
7 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
7 p.m. - Delaware State Fair Parade Roaming
7:15 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
7:30 p.m. - Gavin Adcock with Austin Snell M & T Bank Grandstand
7:30 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
8 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
8:30 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
9 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
Harrington Police Patrolman First Class Brooke Tucker, right, was one of the contestants in the Pig Kissing Contest at the 2024 Delaware State Fair.
Daily State News/Logan B. Anderson
Thursday 24, 2025
8 a.m. - Dairy Fitting & Showmanship & Open Dairy Goat Show New Castle Building
9 a.m. - All gates open
9 a.m. - Pony & Miniature Horse Show Quillen Arena
9 a.m. - FFA Games Delmarva Building
9 a.m. - Dover Building Opens Dover Building
9 a.m. - First Aid Station Opens First Aid Station
9 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Building Memorial Hall
9:30 a.m. - Kids Grand Bar Cookie Competition Dover Building
10 a.m. - Family & Consumer Science 4-H Demonstrations Memorial Hall
10 a.m. - DDA Commodities Building Opens DDA Commodities Building
10 a.m. – Sand-sculpting demonstration, all day DNREC Building
11 a.m. - Delmarva Building Opens Delmarva Building
11 a.m. - Exhibit Hall Opens Exhibit Hall
11 a.m. - Marketplace Tent Opens Marketplace Tent
11 a.m. - The Menagerie - A Zoo Experience Sponsor Court
Noon - Delaware Building Opens Delaware Building
Noon - Machinery Lot Opens Machinery Lot
Noon - DNREC Building Opens DNREC Building
Noon - Animal Behavior & Conservation Connections DNREC Building
Noon - The Roost Opens The Roost
1 p.m. - Wade Shows Carnival Carnival Lot
1 p.m. - DNREC Awards Mann Tharp Pavillion
1:30 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
1:30 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Delaware Grown Cooking Demonstration DDA Commodities Building
2 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Trevor & Lorena Barrel O' Fun Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Buford Bear Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Robot Rangers Roaming
3 p.m. - Pig Kissing Contest Hertrich Plaza
3 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
3 p.m. - The Fritters Roaming
4 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
4 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
4:15 p.m. - Governor's Day Presentation Gold Room at the Harrington Raceway & Casino
5 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
5:30 p.m. - Horseshoe Pitching Contest (Men’s 40ft) Quillen Arena
6 p.m. - Delaware Electric Cooperative Safety Demonstration Holloway Street
6 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
6:30 p.m. - Jr. Livestock Auction Kent Building
6:30 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
7 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
7 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
7 p.m. - Delaware State Fair Parade Roaming
7:15 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
7:30 p.m. - Russell Dickerson with Niko Moon M & T Bank Grandstand
7:30 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
8 p.m. - Delaware Electric Cooperative Safety Demonstration Holloway Street
8 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
8:30 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
9 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
10 p.m. - Fireworks M& T Bank Grandstand
Shuttles are available inside the fair and in the parking area during the Delaware State Fair.
Daily State News/Logan B. Anderson
Friday July 25, 2025
8 a.m. - Pygmy Showmanship & Pygmy Goat Show New Castle Building
8 a.m. - State 4-H Horse & Pony Show Quillen Arena
9 a.m. - All gates open
9 a.m. - Dover Building Opens Dover Building
9 a.m. - First Aid Station Opens First Aid Station
9 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Building Opens Memorial Hall
9:30 a.m. - Friday Pie Day Competition Dover Building
10 a.m. - Animal Science 4-H Demonstrations Memorial Hall
10 a.m. - DDA Commodities Building Opens DDA Commodities Building
11 a.m. - Delmarva Building Opens Delmarva Building
11 a.m. - Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall
11 a.m. - Marketplace Tent Opens Marketplace Tent
11 a.m. - The Menagerie - A Zoo Experience Sponsor Court
Noon - Delaware Building Opens Delaware Building
Noon - Youth Poultry Showmanship Delmarva Building
Noon - Machinery Lot Opens Machinery Lot
Noon - DNREC Building Opens DNREC Building
Noon - Animal Behavior & Conservation Connections DNREC Building
Noon - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
Noon - The Roost Opens The Roost
Noon - Youth Poultry Showmanship Delmarva Building
1 p.m. - Wade Shows Carnival Carnival Lot
1:30 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
1:30 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
2 p.m. - Delaware Grown Cooking Demonstration DDA Commodities Building
2 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Trevor & Lorena Barrel O' Fun Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Buford Bear Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Robot Rangers Roaming
3 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
3 p.m. - The Fritters Roaming
4 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
4 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
5 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
5:30 p.m. - Horseshoe Pitching Contest (Men’s 40ft) Quillen Arena
6 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
6:30 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
7 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
7 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
7 p.m. - Delaware State Fair Parade Roaming
7:15 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
7:30 p.m. - T.I. M & T Bank Grandstand
7:30 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
8 p.m. - Pretty Animal Contest Quillen Arena
8 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
8:30 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
9 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
With a great view from the grandstand, fans can see the fireworks launch site in the infield at the Delaware State Fair.
Daily State News/Andrew West
Saturday July 26, 2025
9 a.m. - All gates open
9 a.m. - 4-H Tractor Driving Contest Quillen Arena
9 a.m. - Horseshoe Pitching Contest (Women & Youth) Quillen Arena
9 a.m. - Dover Building Opens Dover Building
9 a.m. - First Aid Station Opens First Aid Station
9 a.m. - Antique Tractor Pull Quillen Arena
9 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Building Opens Memorial Hall
10 a.m. - DDA Commodities Building Opens DDA Commodities Building
10:30 a.m. - Crazy Over Cupcakes Competition Dover Building
11 a.m. - Delmarva Building Opens Delmarva Building
11 a.m. - Exhibit Hall Opens Exhibit Hall
11 a.m. - Marketplace Tent Opens Marketplace Tent
11 a.m. - The Menagerie - A Zoo Experience Sponsor Court
Noon - Delaware Building Opens Delaware Building
Noon - DNREC Building Opens DNREC Building
Noon - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
1 p.m. - 4-H State Avian Bowl Contest Memorial Hall
1 p.m. - Horseshoe Pitching Championship Quillen Arena
1 p.m. - Wade Shows Carnival Carnival Lot
1:30 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
1:30 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Delaware Grown Cooking Demonstration DDA Commodities Building
2 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
2 p.m. - Trevor & Lorena Barrel O' Fun Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Buford Bear Roaming
2:30 p.m. - Robot Rangers Roaming
3 p.m. - The Roost Opens The Roost
3 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
3 p.m. - The Fritters Roaming
4 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
4 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
4 p.m. - Nanticoke Indian Dance Troupe Grove Picnic Area
5 p.m. - 4-H Awards Ceremony Quillen Arena
5 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
6 p.m. - Delaware Electric Cooperative Safety Demonstration Holloway Street
6 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
6:30 p.m. - Wild About Animals Sponsor Court
7 p.m. - Disc-Connected K-9’s World Famous Frisbee Dogs Machinery Lot
7 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
7 p.m. - Delaware State Fair Parade Roaming
7:15 p.m. – Racing Corgis Sponsor Court
7:30 p.m. - Big & Rich with Bryan Martin M & T Bank Grandstand
7:30 p.m. - Hollywood Racing Pigs Sponsor Court
8 p.m. - Jess Kellie Adams Hertrich Plaza
8:30 p.m. - Circus Hollywood Sponsor Court
9 p.m. - Adam Calvert Hertrich Plaza
10 p.m. - Fireworks M & T Bank Grandstand
